President’s Notes September 2017
CONSTRUCT, CONGRATULATIONS, & COMMISSIONING! Hello everyone, happy September! Whew….what a month for CSINext! There is…
CDT Bootcamp Spring 2026
CSINext / Columbus State Community College Construction ManagementCDT Bootcamp Spring 2026 We are excited to announce that on Saturday April 25, 2026 from 9am – 4:30pm US EDT Dean Bortz with Columbus State Community College (CSCC), located in Columbus, Ohio, USA will be offering the Spring 2026 CDT Bootcamp through…
Where do bad specifications come from?
It’s approaching ten years since I wrote “The Making of a Curmudgeon.*” In it, I…
President’s Notes August 2017
Welcome to August everyone! Hope you are staying cool. As summer continues to heat up…
WELCOME TO CSINext 2017 / 2018!
Hello everyone…where ever you may be I hope each and every one of you are…
Tower of Babel
Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand…
Building envelope – or building enclosure?
In October, I published “Tegularity,” a discussion of the proper term for acoustic ceiling panels.…
Get your hands dirty!
Among the things specifiers grumble most about are the typical architect’s lack of knowledge about…
President’s Message August 2016
I swore to myself that I wasn’t going to write one of those messages that…
How did we get here? The transition to maintenance activities
So far in this series, we first looked at the good old days, when CSI…
Time for some fun!
Each summer, boards of directors make plans for the next year, education and certification committees…